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CS/CS/CS/HB 1059: Nursing Education Programs

GENERAL BILL by Education Committee ; Education Appropriations Subcommittee ; Select Committee On Health Care Workforce Innovation ; Pigman ; Campbell ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Bracy ; Rogers ; Van Zant

Nursing Education Programs; Requires graduates of approved prelicensure nursing education programs who do not take licensure examination within specified period after graduation to complete specified course; exempts nurses who are certified by accredited program from continuing education requirements; revises requirements related to clinical training; revises calculation of required graduate passage rate for approved programs; provides additional requirements for remediation plan; authorizes board to extend probationary status for program that has demonstrated adequate progress toward its graduate passage rate goal; provides for recalculation of passage rates when students are transferred from terminated program; requires nursing education programs that prepare students for practice of professional nursing to be accredited.

Effective Date: 7/1/2014
Last Action: 4/29/2014 House - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1036 (Ch. 2014-92) -HJ 870
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/21/2014 House • Filed
    3/4/2014 House • Introduced -HJ 90
    3/5/2014 House • Referred to Select Committee On Health Care Workforce Innovation; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Education Committee -HJ 203
    3/17/2014 House • On Committee agenda-- Select Committee On Health Care Workforce Innovation, 03/19/14, 11:30 am, Reed Hall
    3/19/2014 House • CS by Select Committee On Health Care Workforce Innovation; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -HJ 339
    3/21/2014 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
    3/24/2014 House • Original reference(s) removed: Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
    • CS referred to Education Appropriations Subcommittee; Education Committee -HJ 336
    • Now in Education Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 336
    • CS by Select Committee On Health Care Workforce Innovation read 1st time -HJ 333
    3/28/2014 House • On Committee agenda-- Education Appropriations Subcommittee, 04/01/14, 8:30 am, Morris Hall
    4/1/2014 House • CS/CS by Education Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 440
    4/2/2014 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
    • CS/CS by Education Appropriations Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 438
    4/3/2014 House • Now in Education Committee -HJ 465
    4/8/2014 House • On Committee agenda-- Education Committee, 04/10/14, 10:00 am, Reed Hall
    4/10/2014 House • CS/CS/CS by- Education Committee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 -HJ 508
    • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
    • CS/CS/CS by Education Committee read 1st time -HJ 506
    4/15/2014 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 540
    4/25/2014 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/28/14
    4/28/2014 House • Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/29/14
    4/29/2014 House • Substituted CS/CS/SB 1036 -HJ 870
    • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1036 (Ch. 2014-92) -HJ 870

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  • CS/CS/CS/HB 1059, Committee Substitute 3 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/10/2014 at 4:57 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1036 (er) Nursing Education Programs Grimsley Identical Last Action: 6/13/2014 Chapter No. 2014-92
    Location: Became Law

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    456.014 Public inspection of information required from applicants; exceptions; examination hearing. Page 21 (pdf)
    464.003 Definitions. Page 2 (pdf)
    464.008 Licensure by examination. Page 3 (pdf)
    464.013 Renewal of license or certificate. Page 3 (pdf)
    464.019 Approval of nursing education programs. Page 4 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/HB 1059, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 4/2/2014 at 8:40 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Education Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/10/2014 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1036 (e1) Nursing Education Programs Grimsley Similar Last Action: 6/13/2014 Chapter No. 2014-92
    Location: Became Law

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    920873 - Amendment
    Between lines 347 and 348, insert:
    Pigman 4/8/2014
    3:50 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    4/10/2014
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    456.014 Public inspection of information required from applicants; exceptions; examination hearing. Page 21 (pdf)
    464.003 Definitions. Page 2 (pdf)
    464.008 Licensure by examination. Page 3 (pdf)
    464.013 Renewal of license or certificate. Page 3 (pdf)
    464.019 Approval of nursing education programs. Page 4 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 1059, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/21/2014 at 4:56 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Education Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 4/1/2014 (pdf)
    Select Committee On Health Care Workforce Innovation (Post-Meeting) 6/13/2014 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1036 (c2) Nursing Education Programs Grimsley Similar Last Action: 6/13/2014 Chapter No. 2014-92
    Location: Became Law

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    018241 - Amendment
    Remove lines 46-299 and insert:
    Fresen 3/31/2014
    6:11 PM
    Adopted
    4/1/2014
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    456.014 Public inspection of information required from applicants; exceptions; examination hearing. Page 20 (pdf)
    464.003 Definitions. Page 1 (pdf)
    464.013 Renewal of license or certificate. Page 2 (pdf)
    464.019 Approval of nursing education programs. Page 3 (pdf)

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  • HB 1059, Original Filed Version Posted 2/21/2014 at 2:10 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1036 (c2) Nursing Education Programs Grimsley Similar Last Action: 6/13/2014 Chapter No. 2014-92
    Location: Became Law

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    098715 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Pigman 3/18/2014
    6:31 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    3/19/2014
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    456.014 Public inspection of information required from applicants; exceptions; examination hearing. Page 20 (pdf)
    464.003 Definitions. Page 1 (pdf)
    464.013 Renewal of license or certificate. Page 2 (pdf)
    464.019 Approval of nursing education programs. Page 3 (pdf)

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